Former Indian cricketer and Member of Parliament Kirti Azad on Thursday pulled up Odisha Cricket Association Secretary Asirbad Behera, who is allegedly involved in various unscrupulous activates and opposing the lodha Committee recommendations.
“The OCA Secretary’s chair has glue. Hence, he is continuing in office for long. It is not good for the Odisha cricket and demanded resignation of Behera citing that all cricket boards should be free from politicians” Kirti said responding to a media question.
He said the OCA secretary may be getting profit so that he is not willing to leave the post. In our country cricket become religion and it has been affected due to vote bank politics, he said cricketers should be allowed to manage the cricket boards.
For the development of the sports we should go to district level and found out the talents. Cricket is above then we all we must work together to uphold the dignity of the game.
However, Ashribad Behera reacted sharply over the statement of Azad. “I have held the post of secretary because OCA member has elected me. There was no adhesive on my chair as Kirti remarked. He resorts to such statements because I oppose lodha panel recommendations,” said Behera.
Behera said there is no age bar in the election starting from the Panchayat level to the Parliament.